Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives.
Latest action · Sep 13, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 13, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives to consider a bill, amendment, or conference report unless: (1) the committee report on the bill includes a list of earmarks in it or in the report (and the names of the requesting Members); (2) the sponsor of the amendment submits for publication in the Congressional Record a list of earmarks in such amendment (and the names of the requesting Members) two legislative days before its consideration; or (3) the accompanying joint explanatory statement on the conference report includes a list of earmarks in it or in such report (and the names of the requesting Members) that were not committed to the conference committee by either chamber, not in the committee report, not published pursuant to this Act, and not in a Senate committee report on a companion measure.
Makes it out of order in the House to consider a rule or order that waives the requirements of this Act with respect to consideration of conference reports.
Provides that, if the Committee on Rules reports a resolution making in order a bill for initial House consideration and providing for consideration, adoption, or passage of text not otherwise subject to this Act, the Committee shall include a list of earmarks in the measure (and the names of the requesting Members).
Defines earmark to include tariff relief and targeted tax benefits.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 19, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Sep 19, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2006Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1000 | Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives. | Related bill | Sep 14, 2006 |
| HR 6201 | Budget and Transparency Act | Related bill | Sep 27, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Appropriations
- Authorization
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional Record
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Corporation taxes
- Economics and Public Finance
- Expedited congressional procedure
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- House Rules
- House rules and procedure
- Income tax
- Legislation
- Legislative amendments
- Members of Congress
- Subsidies
- Tariff preferences
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax exclusion
- Tax expenditures
- Tax preferences
- Taxation
Text 1
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- Sep 13, 2006Introduced in House
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